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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · Aug 1

RC28 invites all scholars working in the field of educational inequalities to contribute to RC28’s first online thematic meeting. The meeting will take place on 20-21 January 2026. For further info,
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RC28 Online Meeting on Educational Inequalities

20th - 21st January, 2026 - Call for Papers

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 22d

📢 We’re excited to announce that the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Paris.

📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1!

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World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab

The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.

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Ulysse Lojkine @ulojkine.bsky.social · 28d

J'ai le plaisir de présenter mon livre à Lausanne demain !

Salle Rosa Luxemburg, Maison du Peuple, samedi 13 septembre à 15h30

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Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 28d

This RCT by @laudine.bsky.social et al. finds that providing information and support to target cognitive and behavioural barriers eliminates early childcare application gaps for low-income and immigrant families in France. @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social
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A randomized controlled trial on the effect of administrative burden and information costs on social inequalities in early childcare access in France - Nature Human Behaviour

This RCT finds that providing information and support to target cognitive and behavioural barriers eliminates early childcare application gaps for low-income and immigrant families in France. While ap...

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Abel Aussant @abelaussant.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am thrilled to share with you my first publication in a peer-reviewed journal! Thank you for everything @scoavoux.bsky.social

Samuel Coavoux @scoavoux.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do streaming platforms trap us in cultural filter bubbles? We like to think so but the evidence says otherwise. In a new paper @abelaussant.bsky.social and I find the use of streaming platform to be associated with an increase in consumption diversity. sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

Screenshot of the title and abstract of the article. the title is
Streaming Platforms, Filter Bubbles, and Cultural Inequalities. How Online Services Increase Consumption Diversity. The abstract reads: Do digital technologies affect diversity in cultural tastes? Digital sociologists have warned of “filter bubbles,” whereas sociologists of culture have shown that diversity in consumption is valued as a marker of upper-middle-class status. We estimate the effect of using streaming platforms on the diversity of cultural consumption using a matching technique applied to 2018 survey data from France. We find a statistically significant positive effect of using streaming platforms on the diversity of cultural consumption as well as on cosmopolitanism, on three domains, music, movies, and TV shows. The magnitude of this effect is much higher for TV shows. The study brings new evidence against the filter bubble thesis; it shows that platforms do reinforce cultural inequalities by increasing the social gap in consumption diversity. It further suggests that the effect of technology on cultural consumption might mainly operate through its impact on cultural markets rather than changes in cultural experience.

Main figure of the article. Difference in number of genres consumed, liked, and disliked between streaming users and non-users. Streaming users consume more genres than non-users after controlling for confounders. The difference is small for music (0.1 sd), moderate for movies (0.2 sd), and high for TV shows (0.46 sd). However, differences
in number of genres liked or disliked are small or not significant. SMD before (light) and after (dark)
adjustment through matching, with error bars indicating 95 percent confidence interva

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · 28d

Sociologists Marta Veljkovic, Ettore Recchi & Andrew Zola track household income mobility from before to the end of the Covid-19 epidemiological crisis with longitudinal data from France, where welfare support over this period was comparatively strong. Results: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Household income mobility in France over the COVID-19 pandemic: Losers and winners of the crisis

Economic hardship induced by the COVID-19 pandemic has mainly been studied over the initial outbreak. We track household income mobility from before t…

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Sep 2

In this study, Bartholomew Konechni finds CARES Act cash transfers boosted mask use among poorer Americans during COVID-19, with no clear impact on other health behaviours in the US.
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Unconditional cash transfers and compliance with public health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core

Unconditional cash transfers and compliance with public health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

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Jules Naudet @julesnaudet.bsky.social · Sep 2

La carte scolaire façonne les inégalités et la mixité sociale : un essai publié par @laviedesidees.bsky.social révèle comment la sectorisation et les choix des familles contribuent à la ségrégation scolaire.
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Carte scolaire et ségrégation

La carte scolaire ne se limite pas à organiser l'affectation des élèves : elle participe aussi à façonner les inégalités et la mixité sociale entre collèges. En comparant Paris, Lyon et Marseille, cet...

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Call for applications: 12-month postdoctoral contract (Sciences Po - INED, TIERED Project) for a research project studying the mediating role of environmental risks in the relationship between migration status and health at birth in France (e.g., heat, pollution). www.sciencespo.fr/cris/files/P...

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Want to master the art of poster presentations for academic conferences? Watch the 1-hour masterclass for social scientists: “How to Prepare a Good Poster Presentation,” (part of the IUSSP Conf). @ank-scpo.bsky.social shares highly practical tips + real-world advice www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhIp...

How to Prepare a Good Poster Presentation - International Population Conference (IPC2025) - Brisbane

YouTube video by IUSSP

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Check out this portrait of our newest CRIS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social researcher Ankit Sikarwar @ank-scpo.bsky.social, whose work examines the interactions between the environment and people at different scales, urban and rural. @ined-english.bsky.social

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Portrait d'Ankit Sikarwar

Assistant Professor au Centre de Recherche sur les Inégalités Sociales (CRIS)

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Interested in being a visiting professor in 2026-2027 at Sciences Po in Paris? Check out the CfA here and share in your networks! @sciencespo.bsky.social @scpo-research.bsky.social www.sciencespo.fr/recherche/en...

Visiting Faculty

Every year, around a hundred researchers and professors from around the world come to conduct their research and teach at Sciences Po. During their stay, they are fully integrated into our university’...

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Today was our last seminar of the year with Fabian Pfeffer's @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social fascinating seminar on extreme levels of wealth inequality. Preliminary results stemmed from a real-utopian proposal for wealth redistribution or pre-distribution. www.sciencespo.fr/cris/en/even...

Wealth Distribution, Redistribution, and Predistribution

Fabian Pfeffer, CRIS Seminar, Friday July 4th

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jul 2

New sociological paper out, by Carlo Barone.
Social class, gender, and ethno-racial inequalities: Dual Process Theory (DPT) is a strong candidate to bridge theory and empirical research and to build a comprehensive toolbox of mechanisms for explaining social phenomena. doi.org/10.1177/0735...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jun 23

Imagine a world where legal identity and economic security are universal. A new proposal combines cutting-edge digital ID with a global basic income, aiming to empower the poorest 50% and reshape social protection beyond borders.
An inspiring paper > Recchi & Grohmann www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tackling ‘scandalous inequalities’: a global policy proposal for a Humanity Identity Card and Basic Income Supplement - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Tackling ‘scandalous inequalities’: a global policy proposal for a Humanity Identity Card and Basic Income Supplement

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jun 4

rethink the nexus of racial classification and stratification... The Inner Machinery of Racial Domination - Roundtable with Loïc Wacquant (University of California, Berkeley), Wednesday June 11th, 2025 at Sciences Po Paris, 5pm. Please register! www.sciencespo.fr/cris/en/even...

The Inner Machinery of Racial Domination

A roundtable discussion with Loïc Wacquant

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Jun 4

The cost of children. Developing realistic models & precise estimations for different family types + contextual settings is an important challenge, given the far-reaching implications for fertility, income distribution, and gender equality. A. Greulich & S. Spitzer link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

The Cost of Children

This chapter provides an overview of the cost of children, covering both direct and indirect perspectives. Direct costs refer to the increased household expenses that come with raising children, as pa...

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · May 19

A la suite du rapport remis au Défenseur des Droits, le colloque Amendes, évictions, contrôles, traite de la gestion des "indésirables" par la police en région parisienne. Mercredi 21 mai, toute la journée. Sur inscription.
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Amendes, évictions, contrôles. La gestion des “indésirables” par la police en région parisienne

Colloque en présentiel et via webinaire

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Sciences Po médialab @medialab-scpo.bsky.social · May 15

Le 22 mai, le médialab et le @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social accueillent @marionf.bsky.social pour un séminaire autour de son dernier ouvrage "The Ordinal Society", co-écrit avec @kjhealy.co

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Political Economy of the Ordinal Society | médialab Sciences Po

Le Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales et le médialab sont heureux d’accueillir Marion Fourcade pour une discussion autour de son dernier livre, The Ordinal Society, co-écrit avec Kieran H...

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · May 15

"Our digital society is now governed by measurement, ranking, and control". Les paradoxes de la numérisation de nos sociétés... vers plus d'inégalités ? 👉 jeudi 22 mai 17h, Paris 7e.

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · May 14

The multiverse of social class. Paper by F.R. Hertel, C. Barone, O. Smallenbroek. Social stratification explained by class theories = schemes with different occupational aggregation levels. Authors compare 8 schemes / more than 546,000 individuals in 61 countries direct.mit.edu/euso/article...

The multiverse of social class. A large-scale assessment of macro-level, meso-level and micro-level approaches to class analysis

Abstract. Different class theories suggest competing mechanisms behind stratification and assume primacy of different levels of occupational aggregation. By comparing eight class schemes across 12 out...

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Laudine Carbuccia @laudine.bsky.social · May 13

📢 Research Assistant (Quant Soc/Data Science) – 4-month full-time contract
Join an interdisciplinary project @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social on reducing early childhood inequalities. 🤩
📍 Paris
🗓️ Sept–Dec 2025
💰 ~€2500/month + benefits
Apply by June 15! More details 🔽
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Fiche de poste 2026.pdf

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · May 14

Des inégalités sociales aux discriminations fondées sur le genre, l'origine... dans l'éducation, le logement, le travail... @msafi.bsky.social publie aujourd'hui 1 ouvrage de synthèse sur le défi démocratique posé par les discriminations à notre société et... les moyens d'action pour les combattre.

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CNRS Ile-de-France Villejuif @cnrs-idf-villejuif.bsky.social · May 13

[Colloque] Amendes, évictions, contrôles. La gestion des “indésirables” par la police en région parisienne
📆 21 mai 2025 | 9h-17h
📍 Amphithéâtre Simone Veil, Sciences Po Paris
Organisé par @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social & le Défenseur des Droits
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Amendes, évictions, contrôles. La gestion des “indésirables” par la police en région parisienne

Colloque en présentiel et via webinaire

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · Apr 25

With Ankit’s arrival, CRIS strengthens its multidisciplinary approach in social science, adding new tools and perspectives for measuring and addressing environmental inequalities.
Learn more about @ank-scpo.bsky.social work and vision: www.sciencespo.fr/cris/en/news...

Introducing Ankit Sikarwar: Satellite Insights and New Approaches to Environmental Inequality

CRIS welcomes Assistant Professor Ankit Sikarwar

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